Hot pix: green monitoring sites from the Greenwash Brigade

Blogs and talk

• “Greenwashed,” a public discussion group on the WiserEarth site (Flisrand)

• Joel Makower’s blog highlights sustainability business opportunities, and he has a number of posts about green marketing. (Flisrand)

Consumer Guides and Research

• Consumer Reports’ eco-labels center (Flisrand/Siegelbaum)

• The Healthy Toys consumer action guide launched in early December 2007 to answer questions about toxic substances in toys. (Siegelbaum)

• The National Green Pages from Co-op America (Markatos)

• A Consumer’s Guide to Retail Carbon Offset Providers (opens a PDF) (Flisrand)

• The Organic Consumers Association helps consumers navigate the maze of food labels and other food-related issues (Siegelbaum)

• The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is an action group watching out for the health effects of personal care products (Siegelbaum)

• Environmental Working Group reports on toxics, public health and the environment (Siegelbaum)

Architectural

• BuildingGreen is a resource for technical green building information & news. (Nicolow)

• Southface is an Atlanta non-profit that promotes sustainable homes, workplaces, and communities – lots of residential green building info/resources. (Nicolow)

• The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education tracks campus green building and sustainability activities and trends. (Nicolow/Markatos)